With the Phillies and Padres getting the night off, the Yankees and Astros are the only MLB action on the slate, which is kind of sad because it’s a reminder that the season is just week’s from coming to an end. It’s also a matchup of two teams I love to root against, so yeah. I guess we’re just rooting for Anthony Rizzo this series …
New York Yankees at Houston Astros – ALCS Game 2
The Astros rode Justin Verlander’s six innings of one-run ball and a trio of solo home runs to a Game 1 victory in Houston last night (which you can read more about here), and now they’ll send southpaw Framber Valdez to the hill to oppose Luis Severino tonight.
Broadcast Info
First Pitch: 6:37 PM (CT)
TV: TBS
Radio: ESPN Radio
Starting Pitching Matchup
Luis Severino (RHP) – Postseason: 0-0, 4.76 ERA, 6 K
vs.
Framber Valdez (LHP) – Postseason: 0-0, 3.18 ERA, 6 K
Starting Lineups
New York Yankees
1. Harrison Bader, CF
2. Aaron Judge, RF
3. Giancarlo Stanton, DH
4. Anthony Rizzo, 1B
5. Gleyber Torres, 2B
6. Josh Donaldson, 3B
7. Kyle Higashioka, C
8. Oswald Peraza, SS
9. Oswaldo Cabrera, LF
Houston Astros
1. Jose Altuve, 2B
2. Jeremy Pena, SS
3. Yordan Alvarez, DH
4. Alex Bregman, 3B
5. Kyle Tucker, LF
6. Yuli Gurriel, 1B
7. Aledmys Diaz, LF
8. Chas McCormick, CF
9. Martin Maldonado, C